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sports news ! featurinn JJ A reading by Karen Swenson, a poet, was held in the library special f f V; 1 Flash back to the 80s in V. J this weeks Features WSU men's basketball Saturday's game against Sacramento Stale, page 12. seeuon, pages o anu . I collections area, page 9. J 'J,:-? tic- ' f Volume 63 Issue 49 Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 1 i ... ri 1 H II H i SlGNPOS 1 W B R TATE U N V R T Y CvnonDDirasiD dOaomisig trpcn)Eracs(rO m IbaniaOnDiig) fee By Mark Cray news editor The Signpost A small lire that started Saturday afternoon in the Weber State University Science Building was well contained when students returned to class Tuesday."A quick flash fire" in the maintenance room ignited ceiling insulation while a maintenance worker was installing water chill lines, according to Mike Perez, director of facilities management. "The room appears to be in decent shape." he said. As of Tuesday, the cause of the fire is still unknown. The cost of the damages are unknown as well. "Up until this point, it's all speculation," Perez said. Following the blaze, power and control wiring were shut out. . Although Perez said the maintanence worker was holding a torch at the time of the fire, he was doing everything appropriately.Since the blaze happened Saturday, there was a minimal amount of people in the building. About a dozen people - ,. T'-V JzSrLC I k -o. i f i ill Hfi H A re frocr parks outside the Science Building Saturday night after a fire ignited in the maintenance room in the basement (above). Pipes and fire retardant insulation were damaged (right). The cost of the damages is not known. Nobody was injured during the blaze. evacuated the building. Clean-up crews are now concerned with smoldering insulation, Perez said. Utah Disaster Clean up was on campus Tuesday to install dirty air sponges. These sponges will help clear the air of smoke. Minimal interior cleaning has to be done as well, most of which involves wiping ashes from surfaces. As far as the smoke smell goes, "Saturday and Sunday it was very obvious," Perez said. "Tuesday it's less obvious." Perez said some people have said they couldn't smell anything Tuesday, while others said they couldn't bare it. "It's more of an inconvenience than anything else," Perez said. Permanent repairs will be made this week. At the time of the baize, no fire alarm sounded. Tea77 2002' Olympic volunteer training under way By Jose Carvajal sports editor The Signpost Members of "Team 2002" gathered at Weber State University's Austad Auditorium last Thursday, as the Salt Lake Organizing Committee held it's first session of volunteer training for the Salt Lake Winter Games. Nearly 1 ,700 volunteers were present at. the event, which seemed more like a party than anything else. At one point, a video featuring former BYU and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young was shown to the crowd. It was previously taped and featured Young on the streets of Salt Lake City asking passers-by seemingly easy' questions. He asked one woman what a zamboni was. "It's a sausage," she responded. Another man thought it was a hockey stick. When he asked somebody how many partcipants were in lift. ,,,.1111 .i mini Kwmum OLYMPIG.WAT.Ch lv A I L 11 the 2-man luge, nobody could get it right. Other videos were shown to the crowd, giving them information they'll need on Olympic sports, venues and what some of their responsibilities will be. "It's the first chance for volunteers to learn what they're going to be doing," said Jamie Shaw, a human resources planning operations specialist for SLOC. "It's also a celebration to get people excited." And that's something that has been building momentum, according to SLOC Training Project Manager, Carol Harris. "It's building." she said. "It started with the unveiling of Ed Inin (above) speaks to 1,700 volunteers during the 'Team 2002' training. the uniforms and it's been building." The uniforms, which are valued at more than a $1,000 include a parka, snow pants, a vest and turtle neck. A fashion show was part of the event, another opportunity for SLOC to show off the uniforms. Utah native and composer see Team page 8 Filling university positions By Lisa Roskelley editor in chief The Signpost Friday will be the last day applications are accepted for Weber State University's newly created position, director of Public Safety. H o w - ever, there have been few, if any, applications for the position from within WSU's ranks. Rather there has been a national search for someone to fill the position, much like those done in the past year for the Shepherd Union Building director and the new associate provost for enrollment management. Kathleen Lukken, associate provost, was shown Bruce Bowen's signed contract Tuesday morning for the new provost position. "We're very excited to have him," Lukken said. Bowen, the recruit from Brigham Young University- Hawaii, visited campus in January after being selected as one of two applicants selected to tour campus. He will begin Aug. 1. It is not unusual for positions like these, high up in the food chain of the university hierarchy, to be sought in the na-t i o n a 1 arena of higher edu cation professionals.Chronicle of Higher Education Once vacated or created, professional positions on campus are often examined for qualifications and criteria before being advertised nationally or regionally. Often the position is evaluated for effectiveness and necessary changes that are opportune with a new-hire. In addition to being posted with the university's human resources department, and on the university Web site. see Positions page 10

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sports news ! featurinn JJ A reading by Karen Swenson, a poet, was held in the library special f f V; 1 Flash back to the 80s in V. J this weeks Features WSU men's basketball Saturday's game against Sacramento Stale, page 12. seeuon, pages o anu . I collections area, page 9. J 'J,:-? tic- ' f Volume 63 Issue 49 Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 1 i ... ri 1 H II H i SlGNPOS 1 W B R TATE U N V R T Y CvnonDDirasiD dOaomisig trpcn)Eracs(rO m IbaniaOnDiig) fee By Mark Cray news editor The Signpost A small lire that started Saturday afternoon in the Weber State University Science Building was well contained when students returned to class Tuesday."A quick flash fire" in the maintenance room ignited ceiling insulation while a maintenance worker was installing water chill lines, according to Mike Perez, director of facilities management. "The room appears to be in decent shape." he said. As of Tuesday, the cause of the fire is still unknown. The cost of the damages are unknown as well. "Up until this point, it's all speculation," Perez said. Following the blaze, power and control wiring were shut out. . Although Perez said the maintanence worker was holding a torch at the time of the fire, he was doing everything appropriately.Since the blaze happened Saturday, there was a minimal amount of people in the building. About a dozen people - ,. T'-V JzSrLC I k -o. i f i ill Hfi H A re frocr parks outside the Science Building Saturday night after a fire ignited in the maintenance room in the basement (above). Pipes and fire retardant insulation were damaged (right). The cost of the damages is not known. Nobody was injured during the blaze. evacuated the building. Clean-up crews are now concerned with smoldering insulation, Perez said. Utah Disaster Clean up was on campus Tuesday to install dirty air sponges. These sponges will help clear the air of smoke. Minimal interior cleaning has to be done as well, most of which involves wiping ashes from surfaces. As far as the smoke smell goes, "Saturday and Sunday it was very obvious," Perez said. "Tuesday it's less obvious." Perez said some people have said they couldn't smell anything Tuesday, while others said they couldn't bare it. "It's more of an inconvenience than anything else," Perez said. Permanent repairs will be made this week. At the time of the baize, no fire alarm sounded. Tea77 2002' Olympic volunteer training under way By Jose Carvajal sports editor The Signpost Members of "Team 2002" gathered at Weber State University's Austad Auditorium last Thursday, as the Salt Lake Organizing Committee held it's first session of volunteer training for the Salt Lake Winter Games. Nearly 1 ,700 volunteers were present at. the event, which seemed more like a party than anything else. At one point, a video featuring former BYU and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young was shown to the crowd. It was previously taped and featured Young on the streets of Salt Lake City asking passers-by seemingly easy' questions. He asked one woman what a zamboni was. "It's a sausage," she responded. Another man thought it was a hockey stick. When he asked somebody how many partcipants were in lift. ,,,.1111 .i mini Kwmum OLYMPIG.WAT.Ch lv A I L 11 the 2-man luge, nobody could get it right. Other videos were shown to the crowd, giving them information they'll need on Olympic sports, venues and what some of their responsibilities will be. "It's the first chance for volunteers to learn what they're going to be doing," said Jamie Shaw, a human resources planning operations specialist for SLOC. "It's also a celebration to get people excited." And that's something that has been building momentum, according to SLOC Training Project Manager, Carol Harris. "It's building." she said. "It started with the unveiling of Ed Inin (above) speaks to 1,700 volunteers during the 'Team 2002' training. the uniforms and it's been building." The uniforms, which are valued at more than a $1,000 include a parka, snow pants, a vest and turtle neck. A fashion show was part of the event, another opportunity for SLOC to show off the uniforms. Utah native and composer see Team page 8 Filling university positions By Lisa Roskelley editor in chief The Signpost Friday will be the last day applications are accepted for Weber State University's newly created position, director of Public Safety. H o w - ever, there have been few, if any, applications for the position from within WSU's ranks. Rather there has been a national search for someone to fill the position, much like those done in the past year for the Shepherd Union Building director and the new associate provost for enrollment management. Kathleen Lukken, associate provost, was shown Bruce Bowen's signed contract Tuesday morning for the new provost position. "We're very excited to have him," Lukken said. Bowen, the recruit from Brigham Young University- Hawaii, visited campus in January after being selected as one of two applicants selected to tour campus. He will begin Aug. 1. It is not unusual for positions like these, high up in the food chain of the university hierarchy, to be sought in the na-t i o n a 1 arena of higher edu cation professionals.Chronicle of Higher Education Once vacated or created, professional positions on campus are often examined for qualifications and criteria before being advertised nationally or regionally. Often the position is evaluated for effectiveness and necessary changes that are opportune with a new-hire. In addition to being posted with the university's human resources department, and on the university Web site. see Positions page 10